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 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 21, 2018 12:03
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 40222-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 40222  Name: Holiday Countdown Calendar
* 
40222-1 (Inv) Holiday Countdown Calendar
250 Parts, 2016
Sets: Holiday & Event: Christmas

* Add 2 Part 4085b Orange Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 2 (thin U clip) (Alternate)

Comments from Submitter:
5 Sets parted out - all b's not d's
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 21, 2018 11:50
 Subject: Re: Projectile Launcher
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 Topic: Catalog
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In Catalog, TheBrickGuys writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  Change for the sake of change is often followed by complaints - it rarely serves
any real purpose. Agreed changes often come with compliments and welcoming. There
is a difference.

That's a reasonable assessment. However, I'm fairly confident that the
changes I've made or coordinated in the catalog so far were all improvements.
Still, I've gotten a number of complaints about nearly all of them.

How does that go - you can please some of the people all of the time but not
all of the people all of the time

NB - We haven't had reason yet to complain other than taking up the entire
forum with catalogue and inventory change requests ....

There are certain ones that talk allot about the changes needed yet they disagree
with just about EVERY change made. Hmmmm, makes you wonder.....


About what?
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 21, 2018 09:39
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 40222-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 40222  Name: Holiday Countdown Calendar
* 
40222-1 (Inv) Holiday Countdown Calendar
250 Parts, 2016
Sets: Holiday & Event: Christmas

* Add 1 Part 44567b Light Bluish Gray Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side without Bottom Groove (Alternate)
* Add 1 Part 44302b Dark Bluish Gray Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on End without Bottom Groove (Alternate)

Comments from Submitter:
5 sets parted out all without groove.
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 21, 2018 08:43
 Subject: Re: Projectile Launcher
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In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  Change for the sake of change is often followed by complaints - it rarely serves
any real purpose. Agreed changes often come with compliments and welcoming. There
is a difference.

That's a reasonable assessment. However, I'm fairly confident that the
changes I've made or coordinated in the catalog so far were all improvements.
Still, I've gotten a number of complaints about nearly all of them.

How does that go - you can please some of the people all of the time but not
all of the people all of the time

NB - We haven't had reason yet to complain other than taking up the entire
forum with catalogue and inventory change requests ....
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 21, 2018 07:56
 Subject: Re: Projectile Launcher
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In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
  In Catalog, Teup writes:
  What do you think?

That was the point of the Projectile Launcher category: to group all of these
together in one place. However, I'd prefer to wait for the launch of the
parts reclassification project to move these.

The first part of that project will be creating precise written definitions for
every category of parts. Once written definitions exist, then people will have
less room to bring out the torches and pitchforks when parts start moving.

Don't know if you noticed or not, but people sometimes want change and then
complain when it happens.

Change for the sake of change is often followed by complaints - it rarely serves
any real purpose. Agreed changes often come with compliments and welcoming. There
is a difference.
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 8, 2018 11:45
 Subject: Re: Try that again
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In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  
 
Part No: 29112pb01  Name: Plant Venus Flytrap Half with Marbled Red Spikes Pattern
* 
29112pb01 Plant Venus Flytrap Half with Marbled Red Spikes Pattern
Parts: Plant
- Not swure thie is correct in the catalogue. In all 3 sets that
it comes in there is an
 
Part No: x71  Name: Rubber Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
* 
x71 Rubber Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
Parts: Rubber Band & Belt
white rubber band which holds the two halves
together. The instructions show the rubber band being used in each case. Should
there be an inventory for the part?


As currently set up in the catalogue 29112pb01 is for 1 piece i.e. half of the
assembly and the band is just another separate part. For an assembly the inventory
would need to be 2 x 29112pb01 plus one band but typically assemblies like this
are not catalogued.

Robert

Hi Robert - I thought there was all this talk and discussion about assemblies
a short time ago and that has changed but I will bow to your knowledge and separate
them out.
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 8, 2018 11:39
 Subject: Try that again
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Part No: 29112pb01  Name: Plant Venus Flytrap Half with Marbled Red Spikes Pattern
* 
29112pb01 Plant Venus Flytrap Half with Marbled Red Spikes Pattern
Parts: Plant
- Not swure thie is correct in the catalogue. In all 3 sets that
it comes in there is an
 
Part No: x71  Name: Rubber Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
* 
x71 Rubber Belt Small (Round Cross Section) - Approx. 2 x 2
Parts: Rubber Band & Belt
white rubber band which holds the two halves
together. The instructions show the rubber band being used in each case. Should
there be an inventory for the part?
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 5, 2018 05:28
 Subject: Re: The 87552/94638/35378 saga
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In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  Good morning

You already have an open request for this issue. I have copied your message
and reposted it to the open request and moved this request from Catalog Requests
to Catalog.

I haven't had time to look at this issue closely, but I will soon.

Noted - we will carry on with our investigations as well.
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Nov 5, 2018 03:59
 Subject: The 87552/94638/35378 saga
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Good morning

It is now clear from the evidence we have gathered that the catalogue is not
currently correct for these part id's. The part
 
Part No: 87552  Name: Panel 1 x 2 x 2 with Side Supports - Hollow Studs
* 
87552 Panel 1 x 2 x 2 with Side Supports - Hollow Studs
Parts: Panel
is correct but
should only be used for solid colours, similar to the 3004/3065. Both the 94638
and 353787 are for Transparent colours of the same part - we are in the process
of investigating those two parts to see if there is any difference in them.

So far the 94638 comes in 4 transparent colours Trans-Clear, Trans Bright Green,
Trans-Black and Trans-Light Blue. The part also carries a slightly different
description with Lego - incorporating the Letters PC (PolyCarbonite) at the end.

The 35378 is currently only available in Trans-Clear, Trans Light Blue and Trans-Black.

All 3 parts are available through the Lego Bricks & Pieces site as separate items.

What we suggest in the first instance is to separate 87552 and restrict it to
solid colours only. Hopefully in due course we will have the answer on the other
2.
 Author: calsbricks View Messages Posted By calsbricks
 Posted: Oct 29, 2018 13:02
 Subject: Re: New Catalog Roadmap
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In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
  In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
  Can we get some agreement on standards for reporting stud sizes please. some
are re[porting width and length and ignoring height and others are including
height. This happens quite frequently on 1 x 1 items.

Just set a rule or guideline and reject any that do not meet that.

There are already rules and guidelines set:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=261

However, they could definitely be clarified when it comes to parts which don't
fit easy definitions. Therefore, I've added your project to the list:

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2473

As for the part you mentioned in a subsequent post, it simply needed a correction
to remove the height and I have fixed it. Thank you for pointing it out.

That was only a single example - there are plenty more.
  
  NB - We are not all that bothered by this as the stud measurements have no real
meaning

Perhaps not to sellers who only sell and don't use the product. To people
who actually build with LEGO parts, these dimensions can be quite helpful. I
have used them many times.

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